The massive search for the Loch Ness monster got underway with thermal scanners, boats with infrared cameras and an underwater hydrophone to try to unravel a mystery that has captivated the world for generations.
Many believe the sightings are pranks or can be explained by floating logs or strong winds, but the legend is a boon for tourism in the picturesque Scottish Highlands region. / Photo: AFP
The Loch Ness Centre, which partnered with voluntary research team Loch Ness Exploration to organise"The Quest", said they would be using surveying equipment that had not previously been tried at the loch, including thermal drones. "We did hear something. We heard four distinctive 'gloops'," said search leader Alan McKenna."We all got a bit excited, ran to go make sure the recorder was on and it wasn’t plugged in."
The most famous picture of Nessie, from 1934, showed a head on a long neck emerging from the water, but 60 years later it was revealed to have been a hoax that used a sea monster model attached to a toy submarine.Countless unsuccessful attempts to track down the monster have been made in the years.
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